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vilipend

verbCommon GRE wordMore V words

to treat with contempt or regard as worthless

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Vilipend in a sentence

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He was quick to vilipend any opinion that differed from his own.

Synonyms
disparagebelittlescorndepreciate
Antonyms
esteemexalt

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The novelist's late style is admired precisely for its blank: every superfluous phrase has been pared away, leaving prose of startling economy.

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More GRE words starting with V

vacillate

to waver indecisively between options or opinions

vacillation

the inability to decide between different courses of action; wavering

vacuity

total absence of thought, ideas, or substance

vacuous

empty of meaning, substance, or intelligence

vagabond

a person who roams from place to place with no fixed home

vagary

an unpredictable or capricious change or notion

vagrant

a person who wanders without a settled home or work

vainglorious

excessively boastful and vain about one's achievements

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Vilipend (verb) means to treat with contempt or regard as worthless
Here is vilipend used in an example sentence: "He was quick to vilipend any opinion that differed from his own."
Common synonyms for vilipend include disparage, belittle, scorn, depreciate.
Antonyms of vilipend include esteem, exalt.
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