Path, Sym, And Syn

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path

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(root word) - feelings or emotions, suffer, or disease

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apathy

Back 2

(noun) - 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

Back 3

(verb) - 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

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(noun) - the ability to understand and share the feelings of others

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pathetic

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(adjective) - 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

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(noun) - anything capable of producing a disease

The doctor began to treat George to remove the pathogen from his body. George made a full recovery.

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pathologist

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(noun) - 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

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(noun) - a quality in speech, writing, music, events, or scene, that cause pity or sadness

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sym

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(root word) - together or with

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symbol

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(noun) - something that stands for or represents something else

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symmetric

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(noun) - 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

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(noun) - 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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sympathy

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(noun) - 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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syn

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(root word) - together or with

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synchronize

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(verb) - 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

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(noun) - 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

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(adjective) - something that is made artificially or fake

Synthetic silk is made artificially rather than from silkworm cocoons.