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 |
|---|---|
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| rightful | just |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |