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 |
|---|---|
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| infamous | having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |