GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| significant | having meaning |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |