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
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|---|---|
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| niggle | trifle |