Unit 18 Flashcards
Aesthetic
Adj. Having to do with beauty or order.
Root: Aes
SYN. Artistic
Aes
Greek means “feeling, perception”
Aesthetic, Anesthetic
Anesthetic
N. A substance that causes loss of feeling.
Root: Aes
Path
Greek means “to feel”
Apathetic, Empathy, Pathos, Antipathy
Apathetic
Adj. Not interested, having no strong emotions towards.
Root: Path
SYN. Indifferent
Empathy
N. Sharing of another’s emotions.
Root: Path
SYN. Compassion
Ant. Opposition
Pathos
N. Power of evoking great sadness or sympathy.
Root: Path
SYN. Pitifulness
Antipathy
Adj. Hostility or hatred.
Root: Path
SYN. Dislike
Ant. Sympathy
Sens/Sent
Latin means “to be feel, to be aware”
Sentient, Sentinel, Sentiment, Presentiment
Sentient
Adj. Conscious, aware.
Root: Sent
Ant. Unaware
Sentinel
N. One who watches or guards.
Root: Sent
Sentiment
N. A feeling about something.
Root: Sent
SYN. Attitude
Presentiment
N. A feeling about something before it happens.
Root: Sent
SYN. Foreboding
Tang/Tact
Latin means “to touch”
Tangible, Tactile, Intact
Tangible
Adj. Able to be grasped or perceived.
Root: Tang
SYN. Concrete
Ant. Abstract
