GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| opulence | wealth |