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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| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
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| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
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| natal | native |
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