GRE Word List
PROCRASTINATE
postpone; delay or put off
The meaning of the word procrastinate is postpone; delay or put off.
Random words
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anthropologist | student of the history and science of humankind |
alloy | mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified; Ex. unalloyed happiness |
marked | noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack; Ex. marked improvement/man |
benison | blessing |
throttle | strangle; regulate the speed of with a throttle; N: valve that regulates the flow; CF. throat ? |
bereaved | deprived of (someone beloved through death) |
hardy | (of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather |
pugnacity | combativeness; disposition to fight; ADJ. pugnacious: (of people) belligerent; combative in nature |
reputed | supposed; Ex. reputed father of the child; V. repute: consider; N. repute: reputation; esteem |
extrude | force or push out; thrust out; shape (plastic or metal) by forcing through a die |