GRE Word List
PARCHED
deprived of natural moisture
The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fester | to generate pus |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| facade | the front of a building |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |