GRE Word List
DILATORY
tending or intended to cause delay
The meaning of the word dilatory is tending or intended to cause delay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |