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 |
|---|---|
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| sublimate | sublime |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| implode | to burst inward |