GRE Word List

PATHOS

an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion

The meaning of the word pathos is an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion.

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WordMeaning
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
sleeperone that sleeps
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
curban edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
infirmitythe quality or state of being infirm
gambita chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time