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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plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
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illusivebased on or producing illusion : illusory
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
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monochromea painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue
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garnishdecorate
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