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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| shove | to push along |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |