GRE Word List
TRENCHANT
keen
The meaning of the word trenchant is keen.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |