GRE Word List
MISANTHROPE
a person who hates or distrusts humankind
The meaning of the word misanthrope is a person who hates or distrusts humankind.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |
| limp | to walk lamely |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |