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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| congruent | congruous |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| brink | edge |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| refurbish | to brighten or freshen up : renovate |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |