GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| defer | put off |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |