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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| Word | Meaning |
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| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
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| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |