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 |
|---|---|
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |