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 |
|---|---|
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| purported | reputed |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| memento | something that serves to warn or remind |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |