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 |
|---|---|
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| dilute | attenuate |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| quorum | a select group |
| flamboyant | marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| rivulet | a small stream |