Unit 18 Flashcards
Aesthetic
Adj. having to do with beauty or order
Root:AES
Syn: artistic
AES
Means “feeling, perception”
Aesthetic, Anesthetic
Anesthetic
N. a substance which causes loss of feeling
Root: AES
PATH
Means “to feel”
Apathetic, Empathy, Pathos, Antipathy
Apathetic
“adj. Not interested; having no strong emotion towards”
Root: PATH
Syn: indifferent
Empathy
N. sharing of another’s emotion
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
Means “ to feel, be aware”
Sentient, Sentinel, Sentiment
Sentient
Adj. cautious; aware
Root: SENT
Ant: unaware
Sentiment
N. a feeling about something
Root: SENT
Syn: attitude
Presentment
“n. A feeling about something before it happens”
Root: SENT
Syn: foreboding
TANG/TACT
Means “to touch”
Tangible, Tactile, Intact
Tangible
Adj. able to be grasped or perceived
Root: TANG
Syn: concrete
Ant: abstract
Tactile
Adj. pertaining to touch
Root: TACT
