GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| impinge | encroach |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |