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 |
|---|---|
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |