GRE Word List

TARDY

moving slowly : sluggish

The meaning of the word tardy is moving slowly : sluggish.

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WordMeaning
subsidya grant or gift of money: such as
groucha fit of bad temper
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composta mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
amalgama mixture of different elements
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
peripherythe perimeter of a circle or other closed curve