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 |
|---|---|
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| application | an act of applying: |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| noisome | noxious |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |