GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| garnish | decorate |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |