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Misanthrope
is a GRE word you need to know.
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| unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities, either because liabilities exceed assets or because of inability to pay debts as they mature |
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Example Sentences
- Enrico continues to the end of his days estranged from himself and those around him, a virtual misanthrope.
- Later in life Degas gained a reputation as a recluse, even a misanthrope.
- Jobs for smart misanthropes are harder to come by nowadays.
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Word Origin & History
misanthrope
"one who hates mankind," 1560s, from Gk. misanthropos "hating mankind," from misein "to hate" + anthropos "man" (see anthropo-). Alternative form misanthropist is attested from 1650s.
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