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 |
|---|---|
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |