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 |
|---|---|
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |