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17 Cards in this Set
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path |
(root word) - feelings or emotions, suffer, or disease |
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apathy |
(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 |
(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 |
(noun) - the ability to understand and share the feelings of others |
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pathetic |
(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 |
(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 |
(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. |