GRE Word List
BOTCH
an inflammatory sore
The meaning of the word botch is an inflammatory sore.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |