(v)char, blacken, sear, scorchburn slightly and superficially so as to affect color“The cook blackened the chicken breast”, “The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece”, “the flames scorched the ceiling”
(s)dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture“dried-up grass”, “the desert was edged with sere vegetation”, “shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings”, “withered vines”