GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| dull | tedious |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| abnegation | denial |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| avow | to declare assuredly |