GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| engender | beget |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |