GRE Word List
DILATORY
tending or intended to cause delay
The meaning of the word dilatory is tending or intended to cause delay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| pilfer | steal |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |