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

WordMeaning
pluckto pull or pick off or out
abusiveusing harsh, insulting language
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
slackento make less active : slow up
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue