GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
crossbreedhybridize
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
discourseverbal interchange of ideas
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken
schemea plan or program of action
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
addlerotten