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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bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
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catechismoral instruction
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
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