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Apathy

Lack of feeling or emotion; impassiveness

Assent

Acceptance, as of a proposal or statement; compliance, To agree to something, especially after thoughtful consideration

Empathy

Understanding, concerned identification with another’s situations or feelings

Pathetic

(A) Expressing or arousing pity, sympathy, or tenderness; sad (B) Distressing and inadequate: pathetic effort at humor

Pathology

The scientific and medical study of a disease, its causes, process and its effects

Presentiment

A sense of something about to occur; premonition; foreboding

Sensational

(A) Arousing great interest or excitement (B) Designed to shock or thrill spectators or readers

Sensibility

The ability to feel, sense and perceive; mental or emotional responsiveness toward something

Sententious

Inclined to give advice in a self-righteous way

Sentiment

A thought, view, or attitude based more on feeling than reason.