GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |