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 |
|---|---|
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| chafe | irritate |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| benison | blessing |