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 |
|---|---|
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |