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 |
|---|---|
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| cipher | zero |