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.
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| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |