Root: od/ode/ody/edy

Meaning: sung, sing

1. palinode: recantation
2. parody: literary work initiated in a comical way
3. prosody: study of meter in verse
4. rhapsody: exaggeration of expression
5. threnody: song of lament

Root: path/pathic/path(y)

Meaning: emotion, suffering

1. antipathy: strong dislike
2. empathy: identification with another’s feelings
3. apathy: without emotion
4. pathos: companion, pity
5. pathological: dealing with diseases, morbid

Context:

1. A palinode is sung to retract or take back something already sung
2. Comic shows are parodies of reality
3. Prosody a particular system of versification is practiced by the poets
4. The recital sent the audience into a rhapsody of joy
5. A threnody is common at burials
6. Children normally develop an antipathy for medicines
7. The politician’s empathy towards the speaker was clear in their silence
8. The emotional scenes in the movie evoked pathos for the protagonist
9. A pathological case book explains diseases and their causes
10. The audience’s apathy towards the speaker was clear from their silence

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