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 |
|---|---|
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| query | question |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| pungent | sharply painful |