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 |
|---|---|
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
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| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| flighty | swift |
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