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 |
|---|---|
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |