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

WordMeaning
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
retainto keep in possession or use
saboteurone that practices sabotage
juggernauta massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
expatriatebanish
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly
rallyto muster for a common purpose
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
discloseto make known or public