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
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| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |
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| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
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