Unit 18 Flashcards

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Aesthetic

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Adjective
Having to do with beauty or order.
Synonyms: artistic

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Aes

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Greek
Aesthesis
“feeling, perception”
Examples: aesthetic, anesthetic

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Anesthetic

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Noun

A substance which causes loss of feeling.

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Path

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Greek
Pathein
“to feel”
Examples: apathetic, empathy, pathos, antipathy.

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Apathetic

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Adjective
Not interested, having no strong emotion towards.
Synonyms: indifferent

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Empathy

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Noun
Sharing of another’s emotions.
Synonyms: compassion
Antonyms: opposition

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Pathos

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Noun
Power of evoking great sadness or sympathy.
Synonyms: pitifulness

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Antipathy

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Noun
Hostility or hatred
Synonyms: dislike
Antonyms: sympathy

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Sens/Sent

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Latin
Sentire, Sensum
“to feel, be aware”
Examples: sentient, sentinel, sentiment, presentiment.

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Sentient

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Adjective
Conscious, aware
Antonyms: unaware

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Sentinel

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Noun

One who watches or guards.

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Sentiment

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Noun
A feeling about something.
Synonyms: attitude

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Presentiment

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Noun
A feeling about something before it happens.
Synonyms: foreboding

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Tang/Tact

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Latin
Tangere, Tactum
“to touch”
Examples: tangible, tactile, intact,

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Tangible

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Adjective
Able to be grasped or perceived.
Synonyms: concrete
Antonyms: abstract

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Tactile

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Adjective

Pertaining to touch

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Intact

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Adjective
Unbroken, whole
Synonyms: unharmed