GRE Word List
ALTRUISTIC
relating to or given to altruism:
The meaning of the word altruistic is relating to or given to altruism:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |