GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| brawny | muscular |
| schism | division |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |