GRE Word List

DEFER

put off

The meaning of the word defer is put off.

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WordMeaning
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
kernelthe inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium