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 |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| finery | ornament |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |