GRE Word List
PARCHED
deprived of natural moisture
The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |