GRE Word List
HUMANITARIAN
a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist
The meaning of the word humanitarian is a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |