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 |
|---|---|
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
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| beleaguer | besiege |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
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