GRE Word List
BOTCH
an inflammatory sore
The meaning of the word botch is an inflammatory sore.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |