GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures
solaceto give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform
licensepermission to act
veneera thin sheet of a material: such as
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
deifyto make a god of
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema