GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
hurlrush
reposea state of resting after exertion or strain
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible