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 |
|---|---|
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| condign | deserved |
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |