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 |
|---|---|
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |