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

WordMeaning
recessthe action of receding : recession
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
parsimonythe quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion