GRE Word List

RETRENCH

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The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
prunea plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
irremediablenot remediable
hydrophobiarabies