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 |
|---|---|
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |