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 |
|---|---|
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
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| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| humdrum | monotonous |