GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| spare | not being used |
| upright | perpendicular |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |