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 |
|---|---|
| fuddle | booze |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |