GRE Word List
TORRID
parched with heat especially of the sun : hot
The meaning of the word torrid is parched with heat especially of the sun : hot.
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| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |