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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| Word | Meaning |
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| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
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