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 |
|---|---|
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| cryptic | secret |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| 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 |