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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| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| natal | native |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
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| irreverence | lack of reverence |
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