GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |