GRE Word List
PARCHED
deprived of natural moisture
The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| retiring | reserved |