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 |
|---|---|
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| shack | hut |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |