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 |
|---|---|
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |