GRE Word List
TARDY
moving slowly : sluggish
The meaning of the word tardy is moving slowly : sluggish.
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plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
betray | to lead astray |
menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |