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 |
|---|---|
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
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| brevity | shortness of duration |
| coin | corner |
| minuscule | very small |
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