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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| hortatory | hortative |
| chafe | irritate |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |