GRE Word List
PARCHED
deprived of natural moisture
The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| exploit | deed |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| defalcate | deduct |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| overwhelm | upset |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |