GRE Word List
BELATED
delayed beyond the usual time
The meaning of the word belated is delayed beyond the usual time.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |