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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proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
primto give a prim or demure expression to
jollitythe quality or state of being jolly : merriment
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
fraileasily led into evil
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden