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
exhumedisinter
dispiritedto deprive of morale or enthusiasm
servileof or befitting a menial position
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
boorpeasant
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum