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 |
|---|---|
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |