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geek - path, patho, pathy
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Language - English
8th Grade
05/01/2011

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Term
Path, patho, pathy
Definition
feeling, suffering, disease
Term
Antipathy (n)
Definition
aversion; dislike (feeling against)
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Apathy (n)
Definition
lack of feeling, emotion, interest or excitement; indifference
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Empathy (n)
Definition
complete understanding of another’s feelings, motives, etc
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Pathetic (adj)
Definition
arousing pity
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Pathos (n)
Definition
quality in speech, writing, music, events, etc..that arouses a feeling of pity or sadness
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Sympathy (n)
Definition
sharing of (feeling with) another’s trouble; compassion
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Telepathy (n)
Definition
transference of thoughts and feelings of one person to another by no apparent means of communication
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Homeopathy (n)
Definition
system of medical practice – treats disease by giving small doses of a remedy that would give symptoms of the disease to a healthy person
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Osteopath (n)
Definition
doctor who treats diseases by moving bones, nerves, muscles
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Pathogenic
Definition
causing disease
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Pathological (adj)
Definition
due to disease
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Psychopathic (adj)
Definition
pertaining to mental disease
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