GRE Word List
TARDY
moving slowly : sluggish
The meaning of the word tardy is moving slowly : sluggish.
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| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
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| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |