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 |
|---|---|
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| abnegation | denial |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| antecede | precede |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |