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 |
|---|---|
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| whittle | a large knife |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |