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.

Random words

WordMeaning
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
monotonytedious sameness
recountto relate in detail : narrate
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
diversediffering from one another : unlike
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
favoritismthe showing of special favor : partiality
apostateone who commits apostasy