GRE Word List
PARRY
ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF. ´ٴ ƴ
The meaning of the word parry is ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF. ´ٴ ƴ.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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circuit | closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place |
provender | dry food for livestock; fodder |
peregrination | journey; V. peregrinate |
jaded | tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied; Ex. jaded appetite |
belligerent | quarrelsome |
fallible | liable to err |
pithy | concise and meaningful; substantial; meaty |
repine | fret; complain; be annoyed; Ex. repine over the undone work |
quell | suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet; Ex. ``Army Quells Rebellion'' in newspaper; CF. kill |
coroner | public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes |