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 |
|---|---|
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |