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 |
|---|---|
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| dart | a light spear |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |