GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| solicit | to make petition to : entreat |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| shove | to push along |
| gargantuan | tremendous in size, volume, or degree : gigantic |