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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |