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 |
|---|---|
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |