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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| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
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| squalor | the quality or state of being squalid |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| encumber | weigh down |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
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| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |