GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| mendicant | beggar |