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 |
|---|---|
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| fructify | to bear fruit |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |