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 |
|---|---|
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| influx | a coming in |