GRE Word List
PARCHED
deprived of natural moisture
The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| ignite | to set afire |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |