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 |
|---|---|
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |