GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seemly | good-looking |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |