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 |
|---|---|
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |