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 |
|---|---|
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |