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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
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| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
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| congruent | congruous |
| dart | a light spear |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |