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 |
|---|---|
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| demise | death |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |