GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
pastoralof, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen
regenta person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
augmentto make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
exculpateto clear from alleged fault or guilt
myriadten thousand
doggedmarked by stubborn determination
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
maledictioncurse