GRE Word List
PARCHED
deprived of natural moisture
The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| expatriate | banish |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| coin | corner |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |