GRE Word List
DEFER
put off
The meaning of the word defer is put off.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |