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 |
|---|---|
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |