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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WordMeaning
satiricalof, relating to, or constituting satire
poseto set forth or offer for attention or consideration
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action