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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
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| addle | rotten |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| zealot | a zealous person |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |