GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
variegatedhaving discrete markings of different colors
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
raspyharsh
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
glitterto shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
hecklerone who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults