GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |