GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

Random words

WordMeaning
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
confideto have confidence : trust
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
acnea disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
mendicantbeggar