GRE Word List
BOTCH
an inflammatory sore
The meaning of the word botch is an inflammatory sore.
Random words
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|---|---|
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
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| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
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| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| malediction | curse |
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| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |