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 |
|---|---|
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |