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 |
|---|---|
| forlorn | bereft |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| bulk | magnitude |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| wry | twist |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
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