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 |
|---|---|
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| ignite | to set afire |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |