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 |
|---|---|
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |