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 |
|---|---|
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| dys- | abnormal |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
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