GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| rotunda | a round building |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |