GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
entrepreneurone who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise
figurinea small carved or molded figure : statuette
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
scabbarda sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
patriciana member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper