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 |
|---|---|
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| fauna | animal life |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| addle | rotten |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |