GRE Word List

RETRENCH

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The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
dourstern
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
touchstonea fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
wizardrythe art or practices of a wizard : sorcery
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion