GRE Word List
PARCHED
deprived of natural moisture
The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| schism | division |
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| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
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| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |