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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dysenterya disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection
impunityexemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
asepticpreventing infection
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements