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 |
|---|---|
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| dolt | a stupid person |