GRE Word List
PARCHED
deprived of natural moisture
The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| poise | balance |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |