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Vocabulary Week 3. Root: Syn /Sym Meaning: together, same. Vocabulary words. Symphony Symbol Analyze Sympathy Synchronize. Synopsis Photosynthesis Symmetrical Evaluate Synthetic. Symmetrical ( adj ). When cut in half it is the same on both sides
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Vocabulary Week 3 Root: Syn/Sym Meaning: together, same
Vocabulary words • Symphony • Symbol • Analyze • Sympathy • Synchronize • Synopsis • Photosynthesis • Symmetrical • Evaluate • Synthetic
Symmetrical (adj) • When cut in half it is the same on both sides • A butterfly’s wings are symmetrical.
Symbol (n) • Something that represents or stands for another thing • An American flag is a symbol for freedom.
Sympathy (v) • Sharing the feelings of another person • When Jenna’s dog died I felt sympathy for her and cried.
Symphony (n) • When instruments come together to form a musical piece • Beethoven's fifth symphony is very powerful. Symphony
Synthetic (adj) • Artificial and man made • Astroturf is a very common synthetic material.
Synchronize (v) • Happening at the same time • Our synchronized swimming routine won us the championship.
Photosynthesis (v) • When light and chemicals come together in a plant to grow. • Without photosynthesis, my plants are brown.
Synopsis • A short summary (n) • I read a synopsis on War Horse and figured I’d be good for the summer reading quiz.
Associate (v) • If something is associated with something else, they are connected or related in some way. • I always associate McDonald’s with “I’m lovin’ it”.
Classify (v) • If you classify things, you organize them into groups based on their attributes. • Classify shapes according to their number of sides.