GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |