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 |
|---|---|
| erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| scintilla | spark |