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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|---|---|
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |