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 |
|---|---|
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |