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
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
baitto persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks
strutto become turgid : swell
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
bawdyboisterously or humorously indecent
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
protractto prolong in time or space : continue
integralessential to completeness : constituent