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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| contest | strive |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |