GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |