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 |
|---|---|
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| puerile | juvenile |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| spate | freshet |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |