GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| realm | kingdom |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |