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
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apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |