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 |
|---|---|
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |