GRE Word List
DILATORY
delaying; tending to delay
The meaning of the word dilatory is delaying; tending to delay.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| backslide | revert (to bad habits); N. reverter |
| mundane | worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world |
| temperament | characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper; Ex. temperamental dislike of sports; Ex. temperamental actress |
| appease | pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement |
| vivid | (of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description |
| insensate | without feeling; lacking sense; foolish |
| masquerade | wear a mask or disguise; pretend; N: costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise |
| propagate | increase in number by producing young; multiply; spread; Ex. Most plants propagate by seed; Ex. newspaper propagating their ideas |
| condole | express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow |
| rampart | defensive mound of earth |