GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
sequesterto set apart : segregate
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
facileeasily accomplished or attained
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
realmkingdom
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs