GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| savant | a person of learning |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| hap | happening |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |