Classical Roots: Lesson 6 Flashcards
pathos
suffering
antipathy
A hatred or dislike.
apathy
Lack of feeling, energy, or interest.
Indifference.
empathy
The ability to identify with someone else and understand that person’s situation and feelings.
pathological
Referring to pathology, the study of disease.
Caused by disease.
Abnormal in behavior.
pathos
A feeling of sympathy; a quality that arouses pity or tenderness.
miso, misein
To hate.
misogamy
Hatred of marriage.
misogyny
Hatred of women.
dys
Diseased, difficult, faulty, bad.
dysentry
Severe diarrhea.
dyslexia
A specific learning disability that is neurological in origin. It is a deficit in the phonological component of language and is characterized by poor spelling and decoding abilities.
cupio, cupere, cupivi, cupidum
To desire.
covet
To crave or desire, especially something belonging to someone else.
cupidity
Greed; avarice.
