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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temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
recital | a detailed account : enumeration |