GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
litheeasily bent or flexed
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
cohortscompanion
leerysuspicious
hoarygray or white with or as if with age
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
fiascoa complete failure
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region