GRE Word List
LATCH
to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms
The meaning of the word latch is to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |