GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| license | permission to act |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |