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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
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| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| dolt | a stupid person |