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 |
|---|---|
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| poise | balance |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |