GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |