GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |