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 |
|---|---|
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| convention | agreement |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |