GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| uproar | a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |