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 |
|---|---|
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
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| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |