GRE Word List
DEFER
put off
The meaning of the word defer is put off.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |