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 |
|---|---|
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| fiend | devil |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |