GRE Word List
PARRY
to ward off a weapon or blow
The meaning of the word parry is to ward off a weapon or blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| impinge | encroach |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |