GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| diabolical | of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |