GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |