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Synonyms for scorched
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
The earth was scorched and bare.
The true synonym
baked
Same sentence, swapped: The earth was baked and bare.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for scorched as it is used in the sentence above.
- mangled
- imperfect
- impaired
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Closest first: other words at Ridgeline, then their alphabetical neighbours.
blandadjectiveflatlacking stimulating characteristicsRidgelineCommunication2 sensesHas a reason lineblanketnounmantleanything that coversRidgelineNatureHas a reason lineblastverbshellcreate by using explosivesFoothillsMaking and creating2 sensesHas a reason lineblatantadjectiveblazingwithout any attempt at concealmentRidgelineQualitiesbleakadjectivebareproviding no shelter or sustenanceRidgelineQualities2 sensesblemishnoundefecta mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)RidgelineQualitiesHas a reason lineblightverbplaguecause to suffer a blightRidgelineWeatherHas a reason lineblindnounsubterfugesomething intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activityRidgelineCommunicationHas a reason line
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