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 |
|---|---|
| implication | something implied: such as |
| impuissance | weakness |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |