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 |
|---|---|
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| grunt | to utter a grunt |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| score | twenty |