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 |
|---|---|
| forebears | ancestor |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |