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 |
|---|---|
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| expatriate | banish |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |