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.

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WordMeaning
rifeprevalent especially to an increasing degree
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
caldrona large kettle or boiler
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence