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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WordMeaning
cullto select from a group : choose
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
egotismexcessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
culpritone accused of or charged with a crime
knacka special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
smughighly self-satisfied
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
sleightdeceitful craftiness
passepast one's prime