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 |
|---|---|
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |