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 |
|---|---|
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |