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 |
|---|---|
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
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| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |