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 |
|---|---|
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
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| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
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| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |