Unit 18 Flashcards
Aesthetic
Adj. Having to do with beauty or order
Root: aes
S: artistic
AES
Greek “feeling, perception”
Aesthetic, anesthetic
Anesthetic
N. A substance which causes loss of feeling
Root: aes
PATH
Greek “to feel”
Apathetic, empathy, pathos, antipathy
Apathetic
Adj. Not interested; having no strong emotion towards
Root: path
S: indifferent
Empathy
N. Sharing of another’s emotions
Root: path
S: compassion
A: opposition
Pathos
N. Power of evoking great sadness or sympathy
Root: path
S: pitifulness
Antipathy
Adj. Hostility or hatred
Root: path
S: dislike
A: sympathy
SENS/SENT
Latin “to feel, to be aware”
Sentient, sentinel, sentiment, presentiment
Sentient
Adj. Conscious; aware
Root: sent
Sentinel
N. One who watches or guards
Root: sent
Sentiment
N. A feeling about something
Root: sent
S: attitude
Presentiment
N. A feeling about something before it happens
Root: sent
S: foreboding
TANG/TACT
Latin “to touch”
Tangible, tactile, intact
Tangible
Adj. Able to be grasped or perceived
Root: tang
S: concrete
A: abstract