GRE Word List
RETRENCH
cut down
The meaning of the word retrench is cut down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |