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 |
|---|---|
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
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