Make Your Point, Jr. > Words in ABC Order > despise

Study the word DESPISE: (Source) When you despise things or people, you look down on them: you think they're really bad or really disgusting, so you hate them. For example, if you despise roaches, that means you think they're gross, nasty, and awful. You absolutely hate it when you see a roach inside your home. (Source) Something despicable is so terrible and so icky that people hate it: they despise it. These kids were expecting a clean pool to play in. Instead, they find a dirty, despicable mess of spiderwebs and live birds. And bird poop! There's nothing wrong with birds or spiders, but if you let them take over your pool and then expect kids to swim in it, that's despicable! (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture despise to strongly dislike something and think it's very bad or gross   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word DESPISE (or DESPICABLE): Remember: something despicable is nasty, very bad, or hateful. When you despise something, you think it's yucky or awful. Idea 1: "Ever since (something really bad, painful, or embarrassing happened), I have despised (that place or activity in which it happened)." Idea 2: "It would be despicable if you (did something mean or hurtful) to (some young person or some small animal)." You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.