GRE Word List
DEFER
put off
The meaning of the word defer is put off.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |