GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| harass | exhaust |
| headlong | headfirst |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| cohorts | companion |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |