GRE Word List

RETRENCH

cut down

The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.

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WordMeaning
abodethe place where one lives : home
recastto cast again
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
implementa device used in the performance of a task : tool
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
quenchput out
rabidextremely violent : furious
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
affectedartificial; pretended