GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| opus | work |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| collate | to compare critically |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |