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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WordMeaning
annexto attach as a quality, consequence, or condition
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
siltloose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
phenomenaphenomenon
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god