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 |
|---|---|
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |