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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| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
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| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
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| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| junket | trip |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |