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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| hubbub | noise |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| primal | original |