Exam: TOEFL

Definition: To pay for something, especially costs or expenses.

Example: The company will defray the travel expenses for all employees attending the conference.

Definition: A person who pays for expenses or costs, often in a financial context.

Example: The defrayer of the event ensured that all costs were covered.

Definition: To become free of ice or frost, or to thaw out.

Example: The meat will defrost if you leave it out at room temperature.

Definition: To make something that is frozen become warmer so that it melts or thaws.

Example: I need to defrost the chicken before cooking it.

Definition: Quick and skillful in doing something; able to perform tasks with great ease and precision.

Example: The deft musician played the complex piece flawlessly.

Definition: The most skillful or quick in movement or action.

Example: She is the deftest dancer in the troupe, impressing everyone with her agility.

Definition: In a way that shows skill and quickness in doing something.

Example: She deftly handled the difficult situation without any problems.

Definition: The quality of being skillful and quick in movement or action.

Example: Her deftness in handling the delicate instruments impressed everyone in the lab.

Definition: No longer in use, existing, or functioning; something that has stopped operating or is no longer relevant.

Example: The defunct factory has been abandoned for years.

Definition: To stop providing money or financial support to an organization or project.

Example: The government decided to defund several programs that were not effective.

Definition: To make something less dangerous or tense, often by calming a situation or removing a threat.

Example: The negotiator worked hard to defuse the tension between the two countries.