GRE Word List

RETRENCH

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WordMeaning
elopeto run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
catapultan ancient military device for hurling missiles
propsomething that props or sustains : support
parishthe ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
canterone who uses cant: such as