GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |