GRE Word List
DEFER
put off
The meaning of the word defer is put off.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dint | force |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| contest | strive |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| paramour | lover |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
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