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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WordMeaning
appriseto give notice to : tell
inopportuneinconvenient
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
ripto tear or split apart or open
unfetterto free from fetters
submissivesubmitting to others
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
overseesurvey
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
seminaryan environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated