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 |
|---|---|
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| juncture | a point of time |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |