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 |
|---|---|
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| quarry | game |