GRE Word List
BOTCH
an inflammatory sore
The meaning of the word botch is an inflammatory sore.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impenitent | not penitent |
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| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |