TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 01-Mar-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 01-Mar-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists pathos [ PEY-thos, -thohs, -thaws ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. an emotion or sentiment of sorrow or sympathy 2. a quality that evokes sadness or pity USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The air was rife with pathos as mourners started to arrive for the funeral. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : What is less surprising is to learn that a particularly deadly form of kamikaze aircraft, a piloted rocket that could reach speeds of 880kph, was given the name "Ohka" falling cherry blossom, a name whose poetic pathos and imagery of youthful sacrifice was lost on the US sailors at whom it was aimed. CNN, Land of warriors holds on to traditions, By Dan Hayes, September 3, 2008 ...