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 |
|---|---|
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |