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 |
|---|---|
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |