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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daisa raised platform (as in a hall or large room)
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repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
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delusionsomething that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
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plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic