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.

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WordMeaning
compriseto be made up of
viscoushaving a thick or sticky consistency : viscid
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
insalubriousnot conducive to health : unwholesome
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it