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.

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WordMeaning
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
broachbrooch
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
festerto generate pus
abusiveusing harsh, insulting language
stampedea wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate