GRE Word List
DEFER
put off
The meaning of the word defer is put off.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| prosody | the study of versification |