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.
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| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
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| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
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| clipper | one that clips something |
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