GRE Word List
PROCRASTINATE
postpone; delay or put off
The meaning of the word procrastinate is postpone; delay or put off.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sonnet | 14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern |
| promiscuous | mixed indiscriminately; indiscriminate; not choosing carefully; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners; irregular, particularly sexually; Ex. promiscuous life/girl; N. promiscuity |
| solder | repair or make whole by using a metal alloy; N: metal alloy (usually tin and lead) used in the molten state to join metallic parts |
| embark | commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey |
| despise | look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible |
| besmirch | soil; defile; make dirty |
| hostility | unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile |
| comeback | retort; quick clever reply; return to former status |
| straggle | stray or fall behind (a main group); spread out in a scattered group; Ex. straggling marathon racer; Ex. straggling branch |
| jurisdiction | right and power to apply the law; authority |
