GRE Word List
TARDY
moving slowly : sluggish
The meaning of the word tardy is moving slowly : sluggish.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
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| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |