GRE Word List
PARCHED
deprived of natural moisture
The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| pitfall | trap |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| impinge | encroach |