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 |
|---|---|
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |