GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
exegesisexposition
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
decrepitwasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach