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pathetic (puh THET ik) (adjective)
1. Descriptive of something which arouses, or is capable of arousing, sympathetic feelings of sadness and compassion: The blind and elderly dog was in a pathetic condition and it was easy to hear its pathetic whining.
2. Pertaining to the arousal of scornful pity: The basketball team played badly last year, but this year they're absolutely pathetic.
2. Pertaining to the arousal of scornful pity: The basketball team played badly last year, but this year they're absolutely pathetic.
prophetic (pruh FET ik) (adjective)
Pertaining to the prediction of events as if by unique insight: Luisa spoke casual words that proved to be prophetic because she actually did win in the lottery!
Shanna's warnings proved to be prophetic because the dangers that she warned Adam and Evelyn about regarding their trip to Africa came true.
The pathetic response of the crowd to the headlines predicting changes seemed prophetic when the official announcements were actually made.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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prophetic (adjective), more prophetic, most prophetic
1. Predicting or foreshadowing something that does eventually happen.
2. Foretelling events as if by divine inspiration: Harriet's casual words turned out to be prophetic because they actually took place.
2. Foretelling events as if by divine inspiration: Harriet's casual words turned out to be prophetic because they actually took place.
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-phemia, -phemic, -phemism, -pheme, -phemy
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