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 |
|---|---|
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| mash | to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| pliant | pliable |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |