GRE Word List

BELATED

delayed beyond the usual time

The meaning of the word belated is delayed beyond the usual time.

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WordMeaning
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
betokento typify beforehand : presage
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")