GRE Word List

DEFER

put off

The meaning of the word defer is put off.

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jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
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congruentcongruous
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
coupletwo persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
tediumthe quality or state of being tedious : tediousness
chaffthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
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existentialof, relating to, or affirming existence
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