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 |
|---|---|
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |