GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
raila bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
genteelhaving an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish
finitehaving definite or definable limits
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
foresightan act or the power of foreseeing : prescience
latchto lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
consortassociate