GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down; cut down expenses; economize
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down; cut down expenses; economize.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incongruity | lack of harmony; absurdity; ADJ. incongruous: lacking in harmony; inappropriate |
| graze | (of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush; Ex. We can't graze the cattle till summer; N: surface wound |
| advocate | speak in favor of; support (an idea or plan); urge; plead for |
| blackball | vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote |
| onus | burden; responsibility |
| obligatory | binding; required; compulsory; V. oblige: constrain; make grateful; do a favor; accommodate |
| besiege | surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually |
| tremulous | trembling; wavering |
| frisk | move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
