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 |
|---|---|
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| grudging | unwilling |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |