GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| peerless | matchless |