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 |
|---|---|
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |