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 |
|---|---|
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |