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

WordMeaning
mishapan unfortunate accident
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
affirmationthe act of affirming
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable