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
interloperone that interlopes: such as
purgeto clear of guilt
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
epica long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
outmodednot being in style
fetefestival
arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge
ruminantan animal that chews the cud
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct