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 |
|---|---|
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| cipher | zero |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
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