GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

Random words

WordMeaning
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
penurya cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money)
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
minusculevery small
incrementthe amount or degree by which something changes
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
apoplexystroke
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
sobrietythe quality or state of being sober