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 |
|---|---|
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |