GRE Word List

HEW

to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument

The meaning of the word hew is to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument.

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ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
brinkedge
tatterto make ragged
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost