GRE Word List

FILCH

to steal secretly or casually

The meaning of the word filch is to steal secretly or casually.

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WordMeaning
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
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claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
clientelea body of clients
dissipateto break up and drive off
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate