GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
malaproposin an inappropriate or inopportune way
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
engenderbeget
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water