GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
trancestupor
sequesterto set apart : segregate
conflagrationfire
voluptuoussuggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
anarchyabsence of government
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful