GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| steep | lofty |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |