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
bentunenclosed grassland
gushto issue copiously or violently
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
odiumthe state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance
mysticmystical
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent