Unit 18 Flashcards
Aesthetic
“adj. Having to do with beauty or order”
syn:artistic
Root:aes
AES
“Greek AESTHESIS “feeling, perception”
Anesthetic
“n. A substance which causes loss of feeling”
Root:aes
Path
“Greek PATHEIN “to feel”
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Apathetic
Root:path
“adj. Not interested; having no strong emotion towards”
Syn:indifferent
Empathy
“n. Sharing of another’s emotions”
Root:path
“syn: compassion
ant: opposition”
Pathos
“n. Power of evoking great sadness or sympathy”
syn: pitifulness
Root:path
Antipathy
“adj. Hostility or hatred”
“syn: dislike
ant: sympathy”
Root:path
SENS/SENT
“Latin SENTIRE, SENSUM “to feel, to be aware”
Sentient
adj. Conscious; aware
ant: unaware
Root:SENS/SENT
Sentinel
“n. One who watches or guards”
Root:SENS/SENT
Sentiment
“n. A feeling about something”
syn: attitude
Root:SENS/SENT
Presentiment
“n. A feeling about something before it happens”
syn: foreboding
Root:SENS/SENT
TANG/TACT
“Latin TANGERE, TACTUM “to touch”
Tangible
“adj. Able to be grasped or perceived”
“syn: concrete
ant: abstract”
Root:tang/tact