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
compriseto be made up of
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
existentialof, relating to, or affirming existence
martineta strict disciplinarian
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
slaughterthe act of killing
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
esteemthe regard in which one is held
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis