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 |
|---|---|
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |