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.

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mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
reduceto draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
snipa small piece that is snipped off
flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
supplicantone who supplicates
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
amphibianan amphibious organism
sleazylacking firmness of texture : flimsy
reaperone that reaps