GRE Word List
BOTCH
an inflammatory sore
The meaning of the word botch is an inflammatory sore.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reverberate | reflect |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |