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
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
veritythe quality or state of being true or real
effectualproducing or able to produce a desired effect
hoarygray or white with or as if with age
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil