session-16

Title

• of time and place

• disease, suffering, teeling

• Helping Words

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of time and place

• chronic liar: lies constantly, again & again & again

• chronic invalid: is ill time after time, frequently, repeatedly

  greek root: chronos
              (time)

  • chronicity (noun): condition of continual or repeated recurrence

• anachronism: someone or something out of time, out of date, belonging to a different era, either earlier or later

  prefix ana-, like a- is negative

  • anachronous (adj)

  • anachronistic (adj)

• incongruous: something that is out of place

  latin:    gruous
         (agree or correspond)

  • incongruity (noun)

• chronological: in correct time order

  to tell a story chronologically is to relate the events in the time order of their occurrence

• chronology: the science of time order and the accurate dating of events in the time order of their occurrence

  • chronologist: expert of this field

• chronometer: a highly accurate timepiece, especially one used on ships

• chronometry: the measurement of time

  • chronometric (adj)

• synchronize (verb): etymologically to time together, or to move, happen, or cause to happen, at the same time or rate

  greek root:   syn-    +   chronos  +    -ize
              (prefix)      (time)      (verb suffix)

  • synchronous (adj)

  • synchronization (noun)

disease, suffering, teeling

• pathological: diseased (this meaning of the word ignores the root logos)

• pathology: science or study of disease - its nature, cause, cure, etc

• pathologist: an expert who examines tissue, often by autopsy or biopsy, to diagnose disease and interpret the abnormalities in such tissue that may be caused by specific diseases

pathos occurs in some english words with the additional meaning of feeling

• sympathetic: if you feel or suffer with someone

  • sympathy (noun)

  • sympathize (verb)

• antipathy: if you feel against with someone (you feel strong dislike or hostility)

  • antipathetic (adj)

• apathetic: you have no feeling at all - just indifference, lack of any interest, emotion or response

  • apathy (noun)

• empathy: very strong feeling, in fact experience them yourself as if momentarily you were that other person

  • empathize

  • empathetic or empathic

• pathetic: someone who is obviously suffering - such a person may arouse sympathy or pity in you

  A pathetic story is about suffering and, again, is likely to arouse sadness, sorrow, or pity

• telepathy: communicating without resource to messenger, telephone, telegraph, or postal service. (reading mind)

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Helping Words

• listless (adj): lacking energy or enthusiasm

• hostility: unfriendliness or opposition

• hostile: showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly

• morbid: an abnormal an unhealthy interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially death & diseases

• wasp waist: a very narrow or tightly corseted waist

• carriage: any of the separate section of vehicle that carry passengers or goods

• bygone: belonging to an earlier time

• vestige:

  1. a trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists

  2. a part or organ of an organism which has become reduced or functionless n the course of evolution