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 |
|---|---|
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |