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Unit 1.EMPATHY

The document defines key terms and phrases related to empathy including sensation, stumble, hail, empathy, ardent, orchestrating, simulation, affective, agony, empathize, excruciating, misconception, validate, skeptical, and transmit. Examples are provided for each term to illustrate its meaning.

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Unit 1.EMPATHY

The document defines key terms and phrases related to empathy including sensation, stumble, hail, empathy, ardent, orchestrating, simulation, affective, agony, empathize, excruciating, misconception, validate, skeptical, and transmit. Examples are provided for each term to illustrate its meaning.

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Unit 1 EMPATHY

Term/Phrase Definition Example

Sensation (n) a general feeling or impression When I arrived, I had the


that is difficult to explain; an sensation that she had been
experience or a memory expecting me.

Stumble (v) a problem or temporary failure There were good reasons for the
when you are on the way to team's first-round stumble against
achieving something Los Angeles.

Hail (v) to describe The conference was hailed as a


somebody/something as being great success.
very good or special,
especially in newspapers, etc.
Empathy (v) the ability to understand The empathy between the two
another person’s feelings, women was obvious.
experience, etc
Ardent (adj) very enthusiastic and showing V.S Ramachandran has been one of
strong feelings about the mirror neurons’ most ardent
something/somebody scientific champions.

Orchestrating (v) to organize a complicated plan The group is accused of


or event very carefully or orchestrating violence at
secretly demonstrations.
Simulation (n) a situation in which a particular An important part of training is
set of conditions is created role-play and the simulation of
artificially in order to study or court cases.
experience something that
could exist in reality
Affective (adj) connected with emotions and I wondwr if you could elaborate on
attitudes the role of mirror neurons in
affective experiences, in emotional
experiences.

Agony (n) extreme physical or mental It is inhuman to keep a man facing


pain the agony of execution for so long.
Empathize (v) to understand another A glamorous 20-year-old stylist is
person’s feelings and unlikely to empathize with a
experiences, especially working mother of three.
because you have been in a
similar situation
Excruciating (adj) extremely painful or bad He rolled on the floor in
excruciating agony.
Misconeption (n) a belief or an idea that is not Their views are based on
based on correct information, misconception and prejudice.
or that is not understood by
people
Validate (v) to prove that something is true The research findings do not
validate the claims made by the
manufacturer.
Skeptical (adj) having doubts that a claim or The public remain skeptical of
statement is true or that these claims.
something will happen
Transmit (v) to send an electronic signal, The ceremony was transmitted
radio or television broadcast, live by satellite to over fifty
etc. countries.

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