GRE Word List
DEFERENCE
respect and esteem due a superior or an elder
The meaning of the word deference is respect and esteem due a superior or an elder.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |