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 |
|---|---|
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |