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 |
|---|---|
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| espouse | marry |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |