GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| fluke | flatfish |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |