1. Root: Syn/Sym Meaning: together, same
Vocabulary Week 3
Root: Syn/Sym
Meaning: together, same

2. Symmetrical When cut in half it is the same on both sides
A butterfly’s wings are symmetrical.

3. Symbol Something that represents or stands for another thing
An American flag is a symbol for freedom.

4. Sympathy Sharing the feelings of another person
When Jenna’s dog died I felt sympathy for her and cried.

5. Symphony When instruments come together to form a musical piece
Beethoven's fifth symphony is very powerful.
Symphony

6. Synthetic Artificial and man made
Astroturf is a very common synthetic material.

7. Synchronize Happening at the same time
Our synchronized swimming routine won us the championship.

8. Photosynthesis
When light and chemicals come together in a plant to grow.
Without photosynthesis, my plants are brown.

9. Synopsis A short summary
I read a synopsis on War Horse and figured I’d be good for the summer reading quiz.

10. ACADEMIC WORDS

11. Analyze
If you analyze something you look at it closely and see if it makes sense.
The students analyzed the bacteria under the microscope and recorded their findings.

12. Evaluate
If you evaluate something you decide if it is good or bad or right or wrong.
Ms. Paris evaluated the many different cupcake varieties at the contest and decided the chocolate peanut butter was the winner.