GRE Word List
PARCHED
deprived of natural moisture
The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| wry | twist |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |