GRE Word List
BOTCH
mismanage; blow
The meaning of the word botch is mismanage; blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perspicuous | (of something) plainly expressed; easy to understand; Ex. perspicuous comments |
| illusion | misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion |
| hysteria | excessive or uncontrollable excitement; N. hysteric: person suffering from hysteria; CF. hysterics: attack of hysteria |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth or reality; probable or likely to be true; plausible |
| adulation | flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved |
| whim | sudden capricious idea; fancy |
| latitude | freedom from narrow limitations |
| mores | conventions; moral standards; moral customs |
| encroachment | gradual intrusion; Ex. I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time; V. encroach: take another's possessions or right gradually or stealthily; intrude; Ex. encroach on/upon |
| query | inquiry; question; V. |
