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 |
|---|---|
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |