GRE Word List

BOTCH

an inflammatory sore

The meaning of the word botch is an inflammatory sore.

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luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
enlivento give life, action, or spirit to : animate
disproportionlack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity
alcovea small recessed section of a room : nook
helma lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
slewa large number
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts