GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| quench | put out |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| betray | to lead astray |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| nib | bill |