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

WordMeaning
apiaristbeekeeper
slagthe dross or scoria of a metal
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
impoverishto make poor
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
defectan imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming
iconoclastica person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging