GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
recuperateto get back : regain
encircleto form a circle around : surround
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
confinesomething (such as borders or walls) that encloses
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
acquiesceto accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
conspireplot