GRE Word List
PARCHED
deprived of natural moisture
The meaning of the word parched is deprived of natural moisture.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| concentric | having a common center |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |