GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hallowed | holy |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |