Path, Sym, And Syn

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apathy (noun)

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lack of interest or desire (Most of George’s so-called friends showed nothing but apathy when he fell ill. They didn’t seem to have any feelings about it at all.)

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empathize (verb)

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to feel empathy (Alicia could empathize. She had experienced a long illness herself and understood what George was going through.)

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empathy (noun)

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the ability to understand and share the feelings of others (Alicia’s experience of being ill allowed her to feel empathy for George.)

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pathetic (adjective)

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something that is pitiful, causing pity (When George fainted during a 5K race, Henry thought George showed a pathetic need for attention; he thought it was false and pitiable.)

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pathogen (noun)

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anything capable of producing a disease (Alicia, though, saw the pathos in the situation. Her heart went out to George in real pity because he was trying so hard.)

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pathologist (noun)

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an expert who studies the causes in nature of diseases (Finally, the pathologist who had been looking for the cause of George’s illness learned that George’s blood contained a high level of toxins caused by a virus.)

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pathos (noun)

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a quality in speech, writing, music, events, or scene, that cause pity or sadness (The doctor began to treat George to remove the pathogen from his body. George made a full recovery.)

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symbol (noun)

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)something that stands for or represents something else (The image of two clasping hands is a symbol for friendship.)

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symmetric (adjective)

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reflective across a line, something that is symmetrical (The shape of the starfish was perfectly symmetric: each arm had the same width and length and was spaced evenly around the center.)

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symptom (noun)

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a sign or an indication of something (A fever can be a symptom of the flu, a sign that comes along with the disease.)

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sympathyn (noun)

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sharing with a person's feelings sorrow or trouble (Letters of sympathy were sent out to the families of the victims)

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synchronize (verb)

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to do something at the same time (People working together sometimes synchronize their watches before a project so they can start and finish at the same time.)

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syntax (noun)

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the arrangement of words and phrases (The sentence had strange syntax: the words were arranged in such a way that it was difficult to understand the writer’s meaning.)

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synthetic (adjective)

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something that is made artificially or fake (Synthetic silk is made artificially rather than from silkworm cocoons.)