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 |
|---|---|
| exhume | disinter |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| boor | peasant |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |