GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| fester | to generate pus |