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 |
|---|---|
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| unfrock | defrock |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |