GRE Word List
TRENCHANT
cutting; incisive; keen
The meaning of the word trenchant is cutting; incisive; keen.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| partisan | one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party (with dislike of any others); N: strong supporter of a party; guerrilla |
| felon | person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime |
| wag | shake repeatedly from side to side; Ex. The dog wagged its tail; N: humorous person; wit |
| enclave | territory enclosed within an alien land |
| sheaf | bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together |
| conifer | pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen |
| impervious | impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed; incapable of being affected (in one's opinions); Ex. impervious to water/criticism |
| bank | heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); V: pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning |
| plight | difficult condition; condition or state (esp. a bad state or condition); predicament |
| deputize | work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away |
