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.

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WordMeaning
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
compulsionan act of compelling
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
evoketo call forth or up: such as
flightyswift
steeplofty
obesehaving excessive body fat
disconcertto throw into confusion
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar