GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| consign | to give over to another's care |
| amend | to put right |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |