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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WordMeaning
understateto represent as less than is the case
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
smotherto kill by depriving of air
viseany of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam
suturea strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body