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
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
stem_fromarise from; originate from
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
iotaan infinitesimal amount : jot
inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
ellipticalof, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick