Unit 18 Flashcards
Aesthetic
Adjective
Having to do with beauty or order.
Synonyms: artistic
Aes
Greek
Aesthesis
“feeling, perception”
Examples: aesthetic, anesthetic
Anesthetic
Noun
A substance which causes loss of feeling.
Path
Greek
Pathein
“to feel”
Examples: apathetic, empathy, pathos, antipathy.
Apathetic
Adjective
Not interested, having no strong emotion towards.
Synonyms: indifferent
Empathy
Noun
Sharing of another’s emotions.
Synonyms: compassion
Antonyms: opposition
Pathos
Noun
Power of evoking great sadness or sympathy.
Synonyms: pitifulness
Antipathy
Noun
Hostility or hatred
Synonyms: dislike
Antonyms: sympathy
Sens/Sent
Latin
Sentire, Sensum
“to feel, be aware”
Examples: sentient, sentinel, sentiment, presentiment.
Sentient
Adjective
Conscious, aware
Antonyms: unaware
Sentinel
Noun
One who watches or guards.
Sentiment
Noun
A feeling about something.
Synonyms: attitude
Presentiment
Noun
A feeling about something before it happens.
Synonyms: foreboding
Tang/Tact
Latin
Tangere, Tactum
“to touch”
Examples: tangible, tactile, intact,
Tangible
Adjective
Able to be grasped or perceived.
Synonyms: concrete
Antonyms: abstract