GRE Word List
BOTCH
an inflammatory sore
The meaning of the word botch is an inflammatory sore.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| devious | wandering |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| biting | having the power to bite |