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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |