Unit 18 Flashcards
Aesthetic
Adj. Having to do with beauty or order
Root: Aes
Syn.Artistic
Ant. Ugly
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
Syn. Indifferent
Empathy
N. sharing of another’s emotions
Root: Path
Syn. Compassion
Ant. Opposition
Pathos
N. power of evoking great sadness or empathy
Root: Path
Syn. Pitifulness
Antipathy
Adj. Hostility or hatred
Root: Path
Syn. Dislike
Ant. Sympathy
Sens/Sent
Latin. To feel, to be aware
Sentient, sentinel, sentiment, presentmen
Sentient
Adj. Conscious;awareh
Root: Sens/Sent i
Ant. Unaware
Sentinel
N. one who watches or guards
Root: Sent/Sens
Sentiment
N. A feeling about something
Root: Sens/Sent
Syn. Attitude
Presentment
N. A feeling about something before it happens
Root: Sent/Sens
Syn. Foreboding
Tang/Tact
Latin. To touch
Tangible, Tactile, Intact
Tangible
Adj. able to be grasped or perceived
Root: Tang/Tact
Syn. Concrete
Ant. Abstract