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 |
|---|---|
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
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| soar | to fly aloft or about |