Unit 18 Flashcards
Aesthetic
Adj. having to do with beauty or order
Root: AES
Syn: artistic
Ant:
AES
Greek AESTHESIS “feeling, perception”
Anesthetic
N. a substance which causes loss of feeling
Root: AES
Syn:
Ant:
PATH
Greek PATHEIN “to feel”
Apathetic
Adj. not interested; having no strong emotion towards
Root: PATH
Syn: indifferent
Ant:
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
Ant:
Antipathy
Adj. hostility or hatred
Root: PATH
Syn: dislike
Ant: sympathy
SENS/SENT
Latin SENTIRE, SENSUM “to feel, to be aware”
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 “to touch”
Tangible
Adj. able to be grasped or perceived
Root: TANG
Syn: concrete
Ant: abstract
