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

WordMeaning
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
solicitto make petition to : entreat
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
retortto pay or hurl back : return
coga tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background