GRE Word List
FILCH
to steal secretly or casually
The meaning of the word filch is to steal secretly or casually.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |