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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |