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 |
|---|---|
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| betray | to lead astray |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |