GRE Word List
DEFER
put off
The meaning of the word defer is put off.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |