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 |
|---|---|
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| pummel | pound |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |