GRE Word List
BOTCH
an inflammatory sore
The meaning of the word botch is an inflammatory sore.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |