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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WordMeaning
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource
slackento make less active : slow up
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions