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
yieldto bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw
ventilateto expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for