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 |
|---|---|
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |