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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monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
insomniaprolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
practicalof, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal