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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |