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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lax | loose |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| ram | a male sheep |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| finished | entirely done |