GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |