GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |