GRE Word List

COMPASSION

sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it

The meaning of the word compassion is sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it.

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panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
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explicateto give a detailed explanation of
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
subservientuseful in an inferior capacity : subordinate
firebranda piece of burning wood
transcendentaltranscendent
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms