GRE Word List

PARCHED

deprived of natural moisture

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

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eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
obligatorybinding in law or conscience
malcontenta discontented person:
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect