GRE Word List

DILATORY

tending or intended to cause delay

The meaning of the word dilatory is tending or intended to cause delay.

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diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
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briman upper or outer margin : verge
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
amphibianan amphibious organism
gustthe sensation of taste
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
rapporta friendly, harmonious relationship