Unit 18 Flashcards
PATH
Greek: “To feel”
Example Words: Apathetic, Empathy, Pathos, Antipathy
AES
Greek: “Feeling, perception”
Example Words: Aesthetic, Anesthetic
SENS/SENT
Latin: “To feel, to be aware”
Example Words: Sentient, Sentinel, Sentiment, Presentiment
TANG/TACT
Latin: “To touch”
Example Words: Tangible, Tactile, Intact
Aesthetic
Definition: adj. Having to do with beauty or order.
Root: AES
Synonym: Artistic
Anesthetic
Definition: n. A substance that causes a loss of feeling.
Root: AES
Apathetic
Definition: adj. Not interested; having no strong emotion towards.
Root: PATH
Synonym: Indifferent
Empathy
Definition: n. Sharing of another’s emotions.
Root: PATH
Synonym: Compassion
Antonym: Opposition
Pathos
Definition: n. Power of evoking great sadness or sympathy.
Root: PATH
Synonym: Pitifulness
Antipathy
Definition: adj. Hostility or hatred
Root: PATH
Synonym: Dislike
Antonym: Sympathy
Sentient
Definition: adj. Conscious; aware.
Root: SENS/SENT
Antonym: Unaware
Sentinel
Definition: n. One who watches or guards.
Root: SENS/SENT
Sentiment
Definition: n. A feeling about something.
Root: SENS/SENT
Synonym: Attitude
Presentiment
Definition: n. A feeling about something before it happens.
Root: SENS/SENT
Synonym: Foreboding
Tangible
Definition: adj. Able to be grasped or perceived.
Root: TANG/TACT
Synonym: Concrete
Antonym: Abstract