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 |
|---|---|
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| retrench | cut down |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |