Unit 18 Flashcards
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Aesthetic
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PoS: adjective Def.: having to do with beauty or order Root: Aes Syn.: artistic Ant.: none
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Aes
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Def.: feeling, perception
Root: Greek
Ex.: aesthetic, anesthetic
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Anesthetic
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PoS: noun Def.: a substance which causes loss of feeling Root: Aes Syn.: noun Ant.: noun
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Path
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Def.: to feel
Root: Greek
Ex.: apathetic, empathy, pathos, antipathy
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Apathetic
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PoS: adjective Def.: not interested; having no strong emotions towards Root: Path Syn.: indifferent Ant.: none
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Empathy
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PoS: noun Def.: sharing of another's emotions Root: Path Syn.: compassion Ant.: opposition
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Pathos
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PoS: noun Def.: power of evoking great sadness or sympathy Root: Path Syn.: pitifulness Ant.: none
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Antipathy
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PoS: adjective Def.: hostility or hatred Root: Path Syn.: dislike Ant.: sympathy
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Sens/Sent
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Def.: to feel, to be aware
Root: Latin
Ex.: sentient, sentinel, sentiment, presentiment
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Sentient
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PoS: adjective Def.: conscious; aware Root: Sens/Sent Syn.: none Ant.: unaware
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Sentinel
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PoS: noun Def.: one who watches or guards Root: Sens/Sent Syn.: none Ant.: none
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Sentiment
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PoS: noun Def.: a feeling about something Root: Sens/Sent Syn.: attitude Ant.: none
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Presentiment
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PoS: noun Def.: a feeling about something before it happens Root: Sens/Sent Syn.: foreboding Ant.: noun
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Tang/Tact
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Def.: to touch
Root: Latin
Ex.: tangible, tactile, intact
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Tangible
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PoS: adjective Def.: able to be grasped or perceived Root: Tang/Tact Syn.: concrete Ant.: abstract
