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 |
|---|---|
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |