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 |
|---|---|
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| quotidian | occurring every day |