GRE Word List
PARCHED
deprived of natural moisture
The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| 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 |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |