GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |