GRE Word List

ALTRUISTIC

relating to or given to altruism:

The meaning of the word altruistic is relating to or given to altruism:.

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WordMeaning
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
intelligentsiaintellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
mosaica surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
obfuscateto throw into shadow : darken
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
canvassto go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments
implyto express indirectly
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air