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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |