GRE Word List
RETRENCH
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The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paltry | inferior |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |