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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| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
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| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
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| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
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