GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| welter | writhe |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |