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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| gouge | a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section |