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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| indicative | serving to indicate |