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 |
|---|---|
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |