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 |
|---|---|
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| nutritious | nourishing |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| commune | talk over |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |