Unit 18 Flashcards
Aesthetic
Adj. Having to do with beauty or order
Root: Aes
Synonym: artistic
Aes
Greek “feeling, perception”
Aesthetic, anesthetic
Anesthetic
N. A substance which causes loss of feeling
Root: Aes
Path
Greek pathein “to feel”
Apathetic, empathy, pathos, antipathy
Apathetic
Adj. not interested, having no strong emotion towards
Root: Path
Synonym: indifferent
Empathy
N. sharing of another’s emotions
Root: path
Synonym: compassion
Antonym: opposition
Pathos
N. power of evoking great sadness or sympathy
Root: path
Synonym: pitifulness
Antipathy
Adj. Hostility or hatred
Root: path
Synonym: dislike
Antonym: sympathy
Sens/Sent
Latin sentire, sensum “to feel, to be aware”
Sentient, sentinel, sentiment, presentiment
Sentient
Adj. conscious, aware
Root: sent
Sentinel
N. one who watches or guards
Root: sent
Sentiment
N. a feeling about something
Root: sent
Synonym: attitude
Presentiment
N. a feeling about something before it happens
Root: sent
Synonym: foreboding
Tang/tact
Latin tangere, tactum “to touch”
Tangible, tactile, intact
Tangible
Adj. able to be grasped or perceived
Root: tang
Synonym: concrete
Antonym: abstract
