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.
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|---|---|
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
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| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
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| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |