GRE Word List

PARCHED

deprived of natural moisture

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

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mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
effluviuman invisible emanation
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
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appreciateto grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
checkto inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
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