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 |
|---|---|
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |