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 |
|---|---|
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
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| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
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| boor | peasant |