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 |
|---|---|
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |