Vocabulary Word
Word: sear
Definition: burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither
Definition: burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither
Sentences Containing 'sear'
``Alas,''said Monte Cristo,``your words sear and embitter my heart, the more so as you have every reason to hate me.
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