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 |
|---|---|
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |