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 |
|---|---|
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| enhance | heighten |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| imbue | endow |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |