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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| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
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| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
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| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
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