GRE Word List
BLOTCH
spot; blot; CF. blot+botch
The meaning of the word blotch is spot; blot; CF. blot+botch.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| affliction | state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on |
| lackadaisical | lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid |
| senility | old age; feeblemindedness of old age; ADJ. senile: resulting from old age; showing the weakness of body or mind from old age; Ex. senile dementia |
| brand | trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press branded him a liar. |
| betray | be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly); Ex. Her trembling hands betray her anxiety. |
| medium | element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted |
| furtive | stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance |
| industrious | diligent; hard-working; N. industry |
| gastronomy | art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome |
| bowdlerize | expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler |
