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 |
|---|---|
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| quotidian | occurring every day |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| nurture | training |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| score | twenty |