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
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
egotisticalcharacterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting