GRE Word List

TRENCHANT

keen

The meaning of the word trenchant is keen.

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WordMeaning
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute