Meaning Match 13

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Pathetic

sorry; pitiful

Syntax

The way in which words are placed together in a sentence

Symptom

A sign of or clue to the presence of a disease

Pathogen

Anything that causes disease, such as a virus or bacterium

Symbol

Something that stands for something else

Pathos

A quality in a moment or story that causes sadness

sym, syn

Together; with

Apathy

A lack of feeling; not caring

Synthetic

Not real; artificial

Synchronize

To set two clocks to be the exact same time

Path

Feeling, emotion, suffer, or disease

Empathize

To experience understanding of another person’s feelings

Symmetric

Something that is exactly the same on both sides of a dividing line

Pathologist

A doctor who is an expert in the causes and effects of diseases

Oxymoron

Word with opposite meanings used together for effect

Abbreviation

A shortened form of a words that stands for the whole word

Footnote

A note at the bottom of a page providing more information about something on that page.

Acronym

A new word formed from the first letters of other words

Palindrome

A word or phrase that reads the same backwards or forward

Adage

A wise and commonly used saying

Idiom

A saying with a meaning that cannot be understood from the actual words used.

Bibliography

A list of books, websites, and other sources a writer used as references.