GRE Word List
DEFER
put off
The meaning of the word defer is put off.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| writ | something written : writing |