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 |
|---|---|
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |