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 |
|---|---|
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| feint | something feigned |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| laud | praise |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |