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.

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WordMeaning
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
idyllicpleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
assentto agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
hierarchya division of angels
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
mendicantbeggar
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse