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 |
|---|---|
| swill | wash |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |