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 |
|---|---|
| cursive | running |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |