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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WordMeaning
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
terminationend in time or existence : conclusion
precisa concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
lineamentsan outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
debaseto lower in status, esteem, quality, or character
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension
indefatigableincapable of being fatigued : untiring
warrantsanction