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
dramaa composition (see composition
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
foregoto go before : precede
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
podiatristthe medical care and treatment of the human foot
redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable
bemoanto express deep grief or distress over
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going