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 |
|---|---|
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| scotch | scottish |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |