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 |
|---|---|
| paltry | inferior |
| earthly | characteristic of or belonging to this earth |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| provenance | origin |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |