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 |
|---|---|
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| illimitable | incapable of being limited or bounded : measureless |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |