GRE Word List
TRENCHANT
keen
The meaning of the word trenchant is keen.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |