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 |
|---|---|
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| wry | twist |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| bulk | magnitude |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |