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 |
|---|---|
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| occident | west |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |