GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |