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 |
|---|---|
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |