GRE Word List
CONTEMPT
the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
The meaning of the word contempt is the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| shambles | a meat market |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |