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 |
|---|---|
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
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| sportive | frolicsome |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| renege | to go back on a promise or commitment |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |