GRE Word List
TRENCHANT
keen
The meaning of the word trenchant is keen.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |