GRE Word List
PARCHED
deprived of natural moisture
The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |