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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |