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 |
|---|---|
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| viable | capable of living |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |