GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
coalitionthe act of coalescing : union
jostleto come in contact or into collision
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
significanthaving meaning
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law