GRE Word List

PATHETIC

having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity

The meaning of the word pathetic is having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity.

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WordMeaning
lateralof or relating to the side
subsistencereal being : existence
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
lanknot well filled out : slender
adaptto make fit (as for a new use) often by modification
sportivefrolicsome
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme