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 |
|---|---|
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |