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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| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
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