GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
loftan upper room or floor : attic
wardthe action or process of guarding
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
suitorone that petitions or entreats
ferreta domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
incandescentwhite, glowing, or luminous with intense heat
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
striatedmarked with striations or striae