GRE Word List

HUMANE

marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals

The meaning of the word humane is marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals.

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WordMeaning
retaliateto return like for like
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
integralessential to completeness : constituent
pedanticof, relating to, or being a pedant
dutifulfilled with or motivated by a sense of duty
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
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mongrelan individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed