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 |
|---|---|
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |