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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|---|---|
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |