GRE Word List
PARCHED
deprived of natural moisture
The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| random | a haphazard course |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |