GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |