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 |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
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| reactionary | relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
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| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
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| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |