GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |