GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| reverie | daydream |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |