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 |
|---|---|
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |