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 |
|---|---|
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| coin | corner |
| chafe | irritate |