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
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
circuita usually circular line encompassing an area
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
festerto generate pus
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged