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

WordMeaning
repelto drive back : repulse
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
yokela naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town
improviseto compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
loftan upper room or floor : attic
ravagean act or practice of ravaging
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
tightwada close or miserly person
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop