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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| commune | talk over |
| catechism | oral instruction |
