GRE Word List
BELATED
delayed beyond the usual time
The meaning of the word belated is delayed beyond the usual time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |