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.

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WordMeaning
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
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archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
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limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent
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cerebrationto use the mind : think
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filthfoul or putrid matter