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 |
|---|---|
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |