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 |
|---|---|
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| residual | remainder |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |