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.

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WordMeaning
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
primpto dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
imbalancelack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion
invectiveinsulting or abusive language : vituperation
amiablefriendly, sociable, and congenial
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
decreean order usually having the force of law
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed