GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
gerontocracyrule by elders
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
internecineof, relating to, or involving conflict within a group
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
uninhibitedfree from inhibition
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe