GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |