GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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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 |