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 |
|---|---|
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| kismet | fate |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |