GRE Word List
DEFER
put off
The meaning of the word defer is put off.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| fluke | flatfish |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |