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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rouea man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
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steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable