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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| mystic | mystical |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |