GRE Word List
SCORCH
to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture
The meaning of the word scorch is to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |