GRE Word List
ESTEEM
the regard in which one is held
The meaning of the word esteem is the regard in which one is held.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sentinel | sentry |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| dys- | abnormal |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |