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 |
|---|---|
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| addle | rotten |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |