GRE Word List
DEFER
put off
The meaning of the word defer is put off.
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|---|---|
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
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| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |