GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |