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 |
|---|---|
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |