GRE Word List

PARCHED

deprived of natural moisture

The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.

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WordMeaning
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
foraya sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid
disclaimto make a disclaimer
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
gibeto utter taunting words
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character
natalnative
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context