GRE Word List
DEFER
put off
The meaning of the word defer is put off.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |