Unit 18 Flashcards

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AESTHETIC

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adj. Having to do with beauty or order
Root: AES
Syn: artistic

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AES

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Greek. Means “feeling, perception”

AESTHETIC, ANESTHETIC

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ANESTHETIC

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n. A substance which causes loss of feeling

Root: AES

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PATH

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Greek. Means “to feel”

APATHETIC, EMPATHY, PATHOS, ANTIPATHY

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APATHETIC

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adj. Not interested; having no strong emotion towards
Root: PATH
Syn: indifferent

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EMPATHY

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n. Sharing of another’s emotions
Root: PATH
Syn: compassion
Ant: opposition

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PATHOS

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n. Power of evoking great sadness or sympathy
Root: PATH
Syn: pitifulness

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ANTIPATHY

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adj. Hostility or hatred
Root: PATH
Syn: dislike
Ant: sympathy

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SENS/SENT

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Latin. Means “to feel, to be aware”

SENTIENT, SENTINEL, SENTIMENT, PRESENTIMENT

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SENTIENT

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adj. Conscious; aware
Root: SENS/SENT
Ant: unaware

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SENTINEL

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n. One who watches or guards

Root: SENS/SENT

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SENTIMENT

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n. A feeling about something
Root: SENS/SENT
Syn: attitude

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PRESENTIMENT

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n. A feeling about something before it happens
Root: SENS/SENT
Syn: foreboding

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TANG/TACT

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Latin. Means “to touch”

TANGIBLE, TACTILE, INTACT

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TANGIBLE

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adj. Able to be grasped or perceived
Root: TANG/TACT
Syn: concrete
Ant: abstract

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TACTILE

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adj. Pertaining to touch

Root: TANG/TACT

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INTACT

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adj. Unbroken; whole
Root: TANG/TACT
Syn: unharmed