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 |
|---|---|
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| pitfall | trap |
| forlorn | bereft |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| drab | slattern |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |