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audit: (noun, verb)
audit (hear) |
to examine accounts (verb)
to atend a class without receiving credit (verb) NOTE: Audit is also used in a more general, nonfinancial sense: "An audit of student records revealed that many people had overpaid tuition." |
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auditory: (adjective)
audit (hear) |
Referring to hearing
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inaudible (adjective)
in- (not)+ audi (hear) |
not able to be heard
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empathy (noun)
em-(in) +pathy (feeling, suffering) |
understanding of or identification with anothe person's feelings.
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pathology (noun)
patho (disease)+-logy(study of) |
the study of disease
sign of disease; something that is not normal |
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pathetic (noun)
patho (feeling, suffering) |
pitifl; arousing pity
Ex: The injured bird masd a pathetic attempt to fly. |
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impede (verb)
im-(in)+ ped (foot) |
to hinder; to slow down; to block
Ex: Lack of funding impedes progress on research. Heavy snow impeded the bus trip. |
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pedigree (noun)
ped (foot) + de ( of)+ grue (crane) |
ancestry; certificate of ancestry
Ex: The pedigree of Emglish royaly includes many German ancestors. |
