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
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
cessiona yielding to another : concession
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
delveexcavate
violatebreak
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement