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 |
|---|---|
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
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| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
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| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |