GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
pento shut in or as if in a pen
flukeflatfish
donto put on (an article of clothing)
idiosyncrasya peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
repineto feel or express dejection or discontent : complain
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought