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17 Cards in this Set
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Path (root) |
feelings or emotions, suffer or disease |
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apathy |
lack of interest or desire (noun) The police officer had apathy for his job and quit the next week. |
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empathize |
to feel empathy (verb) The boy empathized over the loss of his pet dog. |
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empathy |
the ability to put yourself in someone else's shoes
(noun) I feel empathy for the kids at school who were bullied. |
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pathetic |
pitiful, causing pity (adj.) The girl felt pathetic after she failed the test. |
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pathogen |
anything capable of producing a disease (noun) The mom told her daughter to not put her fingers in her mouth because it could be a pathogen. |
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pathologist |
an expert who studies the causes and natures of diseases
(noun) The pathologist researched the new bacteria found in the jungle. |
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pathos |
Equality of speech, writing, music, events, or a scene that causes pity or sadness (noun) The pathos made us cry. |
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sym (root) |
together, with |
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symbol |
something that stands for or represents something else (noun) The symbol in the book revealed the theme. |
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symmetric |
when something is symmetric (adj) The symmetrical windows completed the design of the house. |
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symptom |
a sign that something is wrong (noun) All of the symptoms made the doctors think that the patient had terminal brain cancer. |
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sympathy |
showing or caring for someone, sorrow (noun) I had sympathy for my friend after their dad passed away. |
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syn (root) |
together, with |
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synchronize |
anything that occurs at the same time(verb) We practiced synchronized swimming in the pool yesterday. |
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syntax |
an arrangement of words and phrases (noun) There was a syntax error with my essay. |
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synthetic |
made artificially, fake (adj) The synthetic leg on the car crash victim helped him walk better. |
