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

WordMeaning
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
warrantya real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
laudpraise
myriadten thousand
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed
smarthaving or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay