GRE Word List

BOTCH

an inflammatory sore

The meaning of the word botch is an inflammatory sore.

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savorthe taste or smell of something
etymologythe 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
deviouswandering
fortitudestrength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
luxuriateto grow profusely : thrive
chorethe regular or daily light work of a household or farm
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
beleaguerbesiege
bitinghaving the power to bite