GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |