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 |
|---|---|
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
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| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| nomenclature | name |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
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