GRE Word List
PARCHED
extremely dry; very thirsty; V. parch: make or become extremely dry (by exposure to heat)
The meaning of the word parched is extremely dry; very thirsty; V. parch: make or become extremely dry (by exposure to heat).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idle | not working; not employed or busy; lazy; without purpose; useless; lacking substance; baseless; not based on truth; Ex. idle worker; Ex. talk idly; V. |
| ferret | drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes |
| necromancy | black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead so as to predict the future; CF. necromancer; CF. necro+divination; CF. necro-: death; Ex. necropolis |
| grumble | complain; mutter discontentedly; grouch; N. |
| impale | pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear |
| squabble | minor quarrel; bickering; V: engage in a minor quarrel; Ex. squabbling children |
| dynamic | energetic; vigorously active |
| ratiocination | reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically |
| wiggle | wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions |
| roseate | rosy; optimistic; Ex. roseate views |
