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 |
|---|---|
| passe | past one's prime |
| veracious | truthful |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| canny | clever |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |