GRE Word List
DEFER
put off
The meaning of the word defer is put off.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |