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MDCAT
English
2011

English · Vocabulary

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Question

Select the NEAREST CORRECT MEANING of the given word:

EMPATHY

Options
  • A

    Fictitious

  • B

    Facility

  • C

    Ability

  • D

    Felicity

Explanation

Fictitious means not real or true; imaginary or fabricated. A facility is a place or amenity built for a specific purpose. Ability means the talent or skill to do something. Felicity is intense happiness.
Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Therefore, "ability" is the closest choice.

Empathy is about understanding and sharing others' feelings, not inventing imaginary ones. 

Empathy refers to understanding emotions, not a physical space. 

Fictitious means not real or true; imaginary or fabricated. A facility is a place or amenity built for a specific purpose. Ability means the talent or skill to do something. Felicity is intense happiness.
Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Therefore, "ability" is the closest choice. 

Empathy relates to emotions, not happiness or eloquence in expression. 

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