GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| significant | having meaning |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |