GRE Word List

DEFER

put off

The meaning of the word defer is put off.

Random words

WordMeaning
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
cascadea steep usually small fall of water
briskkeenly alert : lively
extantcurrently or actually existing
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
havenharbor
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
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