GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |