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.

Random words

WordMeaning
coiffurea style or manner of arranging the hair
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
precariousdependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments
paradigmexample
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
gorgea narrow passage through land
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis