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
inherentinvolved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
lubricateto make smooth or slippery
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing