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 which causes loss of feeling
Root: AES
PATH
Greek. 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 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 feel, to be aware”
SENTIENT, SENTINEL, SENTIMENT, PRESENTIMENT
SENTIENT
adj. Conscious; aware
Root: SENS/SENT
Ant: unaware
SENTINEL
n. One who watches or guards
Root: SENS/SENT
SENTIMENT
n. A feeling about something
Root: SENS/SENT
Syn: attitude
PRESENTIMENT
n. A feeling about something before it happens
Root: SENS/SENT
Syn: foreboding
TANG/TACT
Latin. Means “to touch”
TANGIBLE, TACTILE, INTACT
TANGIBLE
adj. Able to be grasped or perceived
Root: TANG/TACT
Syn: concrete
Ant: abstract