GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
hallowedholy
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
filthfoul or putrid matter
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion