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 |
|---|---|
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| seemly | good-looking |
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| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| lampoon | satire |
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