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.
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|---|---|
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
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| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
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| pendulous | poised without visible support |
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| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
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