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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WordMeaning
flaccidnot firm or stiff
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
inebriateone who is drunk
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude