GRE Word List

BOTCH

an inflammatory sore

The meaning of the word botch is an inflammatory sore.

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bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
oracularresembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery)
genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground
high-flownexceedingly or excessively high or favorable
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
magnatea person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area
wretcha miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune