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 |
|---|---|
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |