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 |
|---|---|
| antecede | precede |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| harass | exhaust |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |