GRE Word List
DEFER
put off
The meaning of the word defer is put off.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |