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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
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| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| retrench | cut down |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |