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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| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
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| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |