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 |
|---|---|
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| executioner | one who executes |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |