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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| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
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| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
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