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
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
festerto generate pus
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
barefacedhaving the face uncovered:
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
gustythe sensation of taste
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
executionerone who executes