GRE Word List

FILCH

to steal secretly or casually

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

Random words

WordMeaning
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
fretto 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)
ancestryline of descent : lineage
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
nomadicof, relating to, or characteristic of nomads
ballasta 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)
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
abbreviateto make briefer