GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| canny | clever |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |