GRE Word List
DEFER
put off
The meaning of the word defer is put off.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |