Week of January 12 Vocabulary microwave microscope microphone sympathy empathy slavery abolitionist triangle scalene isosceles
Greek root: micro=small Micro- meaning small Microcomputer: a small digital computer designed to be used by 1 person at a time Microbe: a minute life form Microphone: device converting sound waves into electrical energy. Microscope: magnifier of the image of a small object Microbiology: the branch of biology that studies micro organisms and their affects on humans
Greek root: path=suffer, feel Path - meaning suffer, feel sympathize: to feel sorry for someone who is in a bad situation pathetic: causing feelings of sadness and sympathy pathology: the study of diseases and of the changes that they cause