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

WordMeaning
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
mischancebad luck
incongruitythe quality or state of being incongruous
insightfulexhibiting or characterized by insight
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
sledgesledgehammer
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object