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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| litter | a covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| rotunda | a round building |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |