GRE Word List
DESPISE
to look down on with disrespect or aversion
The meaning of the word despise is to look down on with disrespect or aversion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |