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

WordMeaning
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
precociousexceptionally early in development or occurrence
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory
encumberweigh down
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
trepidationa nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension