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 |
|---|---|
| grotto | cave |
| potion | a mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine) |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| writ | something written : writing |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |