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 |
|---|---|
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| scourge | whip |