Unit 18 Flashcards

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Aesthetic

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adj.
having to do with beauty or order
AES
syn:artistic

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AES

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Greek
feeling, perception
aesthetic, anesthetic

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Anesthetic

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n.
a substance which causes loss of feeling
AES

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PATH

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Greek
to feel
apathetic, pathos, empathy, antipathy

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Apathetic

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adj.
not interested; having no strong emotion towards
PATH
syn:indifferent

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Empathy

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n.
sharing of another's emotions
PATH
syn:compassion
ant:opposition
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Pathos

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n.
power of evoking great sadness or sympathy
PATH
syn:pitifulness

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Antipathy

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adj.
hostility or hatred
PATH
syn:dislike
ant:sympathy
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SENS/SENT

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Latin
to feel, to be aware
sentient, sentinel, sentiment

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Sentient

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adj.
conscious; aware
SENS/SENT

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Sentinel

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n.
one who watches or guards
SENS/SENT

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Sentiment

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n.
a feeling about something
SENT/SENS
syn:attitude

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Presentiment

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n.
a feeling about something before it happens
SENS/SENT
syn:foreboding

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TANG/TACT

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Latin
to touch
tangible, tactile, intact

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Tangible

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adj.
able to be grasped or perceived
TANG/TACT
syn:concrete
ant:abstract
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Tactile

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adj.
pertaining to touch
TANG/TACT

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Intact

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adj.
unbroken; whole
TANG/TACT
syn:unharmed