GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |