Unit 18 Flashcards
Aesthetic
adj.
having to do with beauty or order
AES
syn:artistic
AES
Greek
feeling, perception
aesthetic, anesthetic
Anesthetic
n.
a substance which causes loss of feeling
AES
PATH
Greek
to feel
apathetic, pathos, empathy, antipathy
Apathetic
adj.
not interested; having no strong emotion towards
PATH
syn:indifferent
Empathy
n. sharing of another's emotions PATH syn:compassion ant:opposition
Pathos
n.
power of evoking great sadness or sympathy
PATH
syn:pitifulness
Antipathy
adj. hostility or hatred PATH syn:dislike ant:sympathy
SENS/SENT
Latin
to feel, to be aware
sentient, sentinel, sentiment
Sentient
adj.
conscious; aware
SENS/SENT
Sentinel
n.
one who watches or guards
SENS/SENT
Sentiment
n.
a feeling about something
SENT/SENS
syn:attitude
Presentiment
n.
a feeling about something before it happens
SENS/SENT
syn:foreboding
TANG/TACT
Latin
to touch
tangible, tactile, intact
Tangible
adj. able to be grasped or perceived TANG/TACT syn:concrete ant:abstract