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 |
|---|---|
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| cadaverous | of or relating to a corpse |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |