GRE Word List
PARCHED
deprived of natural moisture
The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |