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 |
|---|---|
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| noisome | noxious |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| jaded | fatigued by overwork : exhausted |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| impoverish | to make poor |