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 |
|---|---|
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| portly | dignified |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |