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
tureena deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served
stratuma bed or layer artificially made
contraveneto go or act contrary to : violate
stultifyto have a dulling or inhibiting effect on
pecuniaryconsisting of or measured in money
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid