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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| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
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| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
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