GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
regalof, relating to, or suitable for a king
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval
raga waste piece of cloth
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
exonerateto relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship
festerto generate pus