GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
sproutto grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
relegateto send into exile : banish
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
pryto look closely or inquisitively
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous