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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
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| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
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| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |