GRE Word List
LATITUDE
angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as
The meaning of the word latitude is angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |