GRE Word List
PARCHED
deprived of natural moisture
The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| pliant | pliable |
| junket | trip |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |