GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |