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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enlistto secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
indignityan act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
pendulouspoised without visible support
siftto put through a sieve
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
conducivetending to promote or assist