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
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
dingydirty
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
leewayan allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
emulateto strive to equal or excel