GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
therapeuticof or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
wheedleto influence or entice by soft words or flattery
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
anonymitythe quality or state of being anonymous
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor