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 |
|---|---|
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| warrant | sanction |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |