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 |
|---|---|
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| sentinel | sentry |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |