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 |
|---|---|
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| prong | fork |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |