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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infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
progenydescendants
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
lionizeto treat as an object of great interest or importance
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waverto vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
swathea band used in swathing