GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |