GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
recriminationa retaliatory accusation
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
sumptuousextremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated