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 |
|---|---|
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |