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 |
|---|---|
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |