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 |
|---|---|
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| blackball | to vote against |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| primate | a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |