transitive verb 1. to arouse feelings of exaltation in.The music of Bach and Mozart continues to inspire us even after more than two hundred years. 2. to exert a stimulating influence on…
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WOTD: compassion
noun a feeling of sharing another’s suffering, prompting a desire to relieve that suffering; commiseration; clemency.She chose to work as a paramedic out of compassion for others.His compassion for the orphans led…
WOTD: humanity
noun 1. the race of human beings; mankind.All of humanity has the same need for food, water, and clean air. 2. the condition or quality of being human.We make mistakes as part…
WOTD: camaraderie
noun friendship, good humor, and closeness among a group; comradeship.When he left the job, he missed the camaraderie he’d enjoyed among his former co-workers.We are all very different people, but working together…