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 |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| verdant | green in tint or color |