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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| Word | Meaning |
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| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| sublimate | sublime |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |