The Boy Who Invented TV Vocabulary

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What does the root 'pathos' mean?

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feelings

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What does sympathy mean?

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showing feelings of pity or sorrow

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What does it mean to dissect something?

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to carefully cut it up to examine it scientifically

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What does the word 'envisioned' mean in the context of imagining travel?

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to imagine or visualize something in the future

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What is an example of a 'breakthrough'?

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a new cure for a rare disease

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What does the root 'vis' mean?

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to see or look

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What does the root 'tele' mean?

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far away

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What is a television?

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A machine that uses signals sent from far away to make pictures and sound people can watch.

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What does the term 'scientific examination' refer to?

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The process of carefully studying something to understand it better.

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What is the meaning of 'claim' in the context of making a statement?

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to assert or declare something as a fact.