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 |
|---|---|
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| vindictive | disposed to seek revenge : vengeful |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| nourish | nurture |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |