GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
nauseateto become affected with nausea
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
brusquemarkedly short and abrupt
oculistophthalmologist
derelictionan intentional abandonment
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
zealeagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor
asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn