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 |
|---|---|
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |