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 |
|---|---|
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| defer | put off |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |