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.

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pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
sportivefrolicsome
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
ordainto invest (see invest
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congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent