Unit 18 Flashcards
Aesthetic
Adj. Having to do with beauty or order.
Root: Aes
Syn: Artistic
Ant:
AES
Greek: Aesthesis means “feeling, perception”.
Aesthetic, Anesthetic,
Anesthetic
N. A substance that causes loss of feeling.
Root: Aes
Syn:
Ant:
PATH
Greek: Pathein means “to feel”.
Apathetic, Empathy, Pathos, Antipathy
Apathetic
Adj. Not interested; having no strong emotion towards.
Root: Path
Syn: Indifferent
Root:
Empathy
N. Sharing of another’s emotions.
Root: Path
Syn: Compassion
Ant: Oposition
Pathos
N. Power of evoking great sadness or sympathy.
Root: Path
Syn: Pitifulness
Ant:
Antipathy
Adj. Hostily or hatred.
Root: Path
Syn: Dislike
Ant: Sympathy
SENS/SENT
Latin: Sentire, Sensum means “ to feel, to be aware”.
Sentient, Sentinel, Sentiment, Presentiment
Sentient
Adj. Conscious, aware.
Root: Sent
Syn:
Ant: Unaware
Sentinel
N. One who watches or guards.
Root: Sent
Syn:
Ant:
Sentiment
N. A feeling about something.
Root: Sent
Syn: Attitude.
Ant :
Presentiment
N. A feeling about something before it happens.
Root: Sent
Syn: Foreboding
Ant:
TANG/TACT
Latin: Tangere, Tactum means “to touch”.
Tangible, Tactile, Intact
Tangible
Adj. Able to be grasped or percieved.
Root: Tang
Syn: Concrete
Ant: Abstract