GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| potable | suitable for drinking |