GRE Word List

TRENCHANT

keen

The meaning of the word trenchant is keen.

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cajoleto persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
bidto offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance
addictiona compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted
galvanizeto subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around