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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |