GRE Word List
MISANTHROPE
one who hates mankind; misanthropist
The meaning of the word misanthrope is one who hates mankind; misanthropist.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| potent | powerful; convincing; persuasive; greatly influential |
| retrench | cut down; cut down expenses; economize |
| contentious | quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments |
| demeanor | behavior; bearing |
| atrocity | brutal deed; ADJ. atrocious |
| disquietude | uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious |
| excise | cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision |
| plebeian | common; vulgar; pertaining to the common people; N: common people in ancient Rome; CF. patrician |
| dawdle | loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing |
| exuberance | overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly |