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

WordMeaning
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
acclaimapplaud
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
acuitykeenness of perception
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
infantileof or relating to infants or infancy
savanta person of learning
incorporateto unite or work into something already existent so as to form an indistinguishable whole