Word Knowledge
Yesterday I presented an ASVAB vocabulary question.
What does “apathy” mean?
As an ASVAB tutor, I remind my students of the importance of studying ASVAB vocabulary words to prepare for the Word Knowledge section of the test. Yesterday I asked what “apathy” means. Apathy has a prefix and a root word. The prefix is a- which means without. The root word is the Greek root word path-. Path- means feeling. To analyze the word, put the prefix and root word together. A- means without out and path- means feeling. Apathy means without feeling. In my book, The ASVAB Tutor’s Word Knowledge and Paragraph Comprehension Study Guide, I presented the word “apathy” in 2 sentences in my book. The first sentence was: The criminal had apathy for the crimes he committed and did not look sorry in court. The second sentence was: When I step inside the ring with my opponent, I have total apathy for him. You know what that means? That means I feel nothing because my goal is to get in there, knock him out, and hold onto my championship belt. I present the second sentence in video form where my cat, Mr. Cuddles, presents the sentence in a video. Apathy means lack of emotion or feeling. Did you know the answer?
