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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statutea law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
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alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
imminentready to take place : happening soon
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
statutoryof or relating to statutes
beatitudea state of utmost bliss
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
pecuniaryconsisting of or measured in money