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 |
|---|---|
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |