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
clamornoisy shouting
igniteto set afire
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
discloseto make known or public
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism