GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |