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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| irate | roused to ire |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |