GRE Word List
DILATORY
delaying; tending to delay
The meaning of the word dilatory is delaying; tending to delay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| miscreant | wretch; wrongdoer; villain; Ex. kindness to the miscreant; CF. believe |
| juggernaut | irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path |
| throb | (of a heart or machine) beat rapidly or violently; N. Ex. hearthrob: heartbeat; sweetheart |
| melancholy | gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia |
| repulse | reject with rudeness or coldness (an offer or friendship); drive back (an enemy attack); CF. repulse $\neq$ cause repulsion |
| nuptial | related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony |
| pharisaical | pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical |
| onomatopoeia | words formed in imitation of natural sounds |
| circumvent | outwit; defeat by behaving more cleverly; outsmart; baffle; avoid; get around |
| engage | attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle |
