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

WordMeaning
ornithologista branch of zoology dealing with birds
embarkto go on board a vehicle for transportation
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
felineof, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification