GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |