GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| drivel | nonsense |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |