GRE Word List
BOTCH
mismanage; blow
The meaning of the word botch is mismanage; blow.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mitigate | appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity |
| scrappy | quarrelsome |
| imperative | absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command; Ex. It is imperative that; N: something that must be done |
| guile | deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile |
| cistern | reservoir or water tank |
| simper | smirk; smile in a silly way; smile affectedly |
| disquietude | uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious |
| manipulate | operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative |
| embed | enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass |
| rip | tear or be torn quickly and violently; Ex. The sail ripped under the force of the wind; N. |