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 |
|---|---|
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |