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 |
|---|---|
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| environ | encircle |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |