GRE Word List

DEFER

put off

The meaning of the word defer is put off.

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WordMeaning
gravitydignity or sobriety of bearing
onusburden
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
riftfissure
nexusconnection
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude