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 |
|---|---|
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |