GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| overthrow | overturn |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |