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 |
|---|---|
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| sophist | philosopher |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| ballast | a 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) |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |