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
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
incorporealnot corporeal : having no material body or form
versatileembracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
advocacythe act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate
turbulencethe quality or state of being turbulent: such as
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another