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 |
|---|---|
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| edify | to instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |