GRE Word List
DEFER
put off
The meaning of the word defer is put off.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| shard | a piece or fragment of a brittle substance |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |