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
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic
fussyeasily upset : irritable
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
desperatehaving lost hope
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
factiona party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
miragean optical (see optical
chorethe regular or daily light work of a household or farm
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference