Unit 18 Flashcards
Path
Means to feel
Apathetic, empathy, pathos, antipathy
Aes
Means feeling, perception
Aesthetic, anesthetic,
Sens/ sent
Means to feel, to be aware
Sentient, sentinel, sentiment, presentiment
Tang/tact
Means to touch
tangible, tactile, intact
Aesthetic
Adjective. Having to do with beauty or order
Root: aes
Syn: artistic
Anesthetic
Noun. A substance which causes loss of feeling
Root: anes
Apathetic
Adjective. Not interested; having no strong emotion towards
Root: path
Syn: indifferent
Empathy
Noun. Sharing of another’s emotions.
Root: path
Syn: compassion
Ant: opposition
Pathos
Noun. Power of evoking great sadness or sympathy.
Root: path
Syn: pitifulness
Antipathy
Adjective. Hostility or hatred
Root: path
Syn: dislike
Ant: sympathy
Sentient
Adjective. Conscious; aware
Root: sent
Ant: unaware
Sentinel
Noun. One who watches or guards
Root: sent
Sentiment
Noun. A feeling about something
Root: sent
Syn: attitude
Presentiment
Noun. A feeling about something before it happens
Root: sent
Syn: foreboding
Tangible
Adjective. Able to be grasped or perceived.
Root: tang
Syn: concrete
Ant: abstract