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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| raspy | harsh |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |