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 |
|---|---|
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| steep | lofty |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
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| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
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