GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
cemeterya burial ground
ruminantan animal that chews the cud
sanguinarybloodthirsty
impotentnot potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless
ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
prosodythe study of versification
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics