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 |
|---|---|
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
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| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
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| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
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