mI s@n throp noun someone who hates or distrusts humanity. He’d become a misanthrope, estranged from his family and preferring to live in seclusion.
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pretentious
prih ten shəs adjective 1. assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. She had acquired a British accent while living abroad that made her sound pretentious…
debacle
də ba kəl noun 1. a sudden collapse into disaster; downfall. The stock market crash of 1929 caused an economic debacle. 2. a complete failure, often deserving ridicule; fiasco. He was so nervous that…
predetermine
pri dih tuhr mihn transitive verb 1. to form or set (a decision, course of action, or the like) ahead of time. The computer’s price was predetermined by foreign competition. 2. to…
ameliorate
ə mil yə reIt transitive verb to make better; improve. The measures taken did little to ameliorate the situation. intransitive verb to become better; improve. His condition had ameliorated to the point that we could…