GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| rider | one that rides |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |