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 |
|---|---|
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |