GRE Word List
HEW
cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.
The meaning of the word hew is cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shirk | avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger |
| milieu | social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu; Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor. |
| virtue | goodness; moral excellence; good quality; advantage; Ex. by virtue of; Ex. make a virtue of necessity |
| carat | unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold |
| onerous | burdensome |
| flit | fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower |
| embellish | adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details) |
| academic | related to a school; not practical or directly useful |
| abase | lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect |
| recidivism | habitual return to crime (even after being punished); N. recidivist |