GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
functionaryone who serves in a certain function
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
solicitto make petition to : entreat
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
mimicryan instance of mimicking
shoveto push along
gargantuantremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic