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 |
|---|---|
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| demure | reserved |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
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