GRE Word List

PHILANTHROPIST

one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy

The meaning of the word philanthropist is one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy.

Random words

WordMeaning
replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
copiousyielding something abundantly
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
amorousstrongly moved by love and especially sexual love
dramaa composition (see composition
cankeran erosive or spreading sore
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments