GRE Word List
DEFER
put off
The meaning of the word defer is put off.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| conglomeration | the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| stilted | pompous |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |