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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WordMeaning
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
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bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
congruentcongruous
darta light spear
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
prodigalcharacterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative