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 |
|---|---|
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| heed | to pay attention |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| 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 |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |