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
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
reciprocalinversely related : opposite
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
salineconsisting of or containing salt
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
invalidnot valid:
debauchto corrupt by intemperance or sensuality