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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| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
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| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
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