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 |
|---|---|
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| rider | one that rides |
| reek | smoke |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |