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 |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |