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
mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
statelymarked by lofty or imposing dignity
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
aciduloussomewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner
palliddeficient in color : wan
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
catastrophea momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin