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
mutedbeing mute : silent
miserlyof, relating to, or characteristic of a miser
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor