GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |