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 |
|---|---|
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| schism | division |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |