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 |
|---|---|
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |