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 |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |