GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| evenhanded | fair |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| quench | put out |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |